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Unleash Creativity: Recap of the First Prioritising Play Conference in Illinois, USA
Discover the Transformative Power of Play: A Recap of the Inaugural Prioritising Play Conference in Illinois, USA, hosted by Pop-Up Adventure Play and KOOP. We were pleased to announce that together with our friends at Kid Owned and Operated Play (KOOP), we organised...
GUEST WRITER: Pop-Ups On Tour – Board Member Summary
It was a warm evening in Vancouver and I had just been picked up in the little yellow tour car (with a surprising amount of leg room) and I was heading into the little known space of playwork. This was an adventure that I never thought that I'd have the chance to do,...
Launching – The Playful Schools: Online Course
"When you begin to imagine and act as if you live in the world you want to live in, you will have company." ~ Berenice Johnson Reagon Children spend a majority of their time awake in school, and that's not including any extra tutoring or wraparound care. This...
GUEST WRITER: Popping up in Belgium
Sara signed up as an independent organiser in April, and hosted her first pop-up adventure playground as part of an event called Diggiefest. She shares some information and images from that event here. On 25 and 26 August 2017, in Belgium, a tiny country in Europe,...
GUEST WRITER: Reflections from the PDC: “Kids play wherever they are with whatever they have”
Erica, a dedicated student in our Playworker Development Course students, shares insightful reflections from the PDC. She delves into her experiences and challenges, providing valuable perspectives on the importance of play design. Erica has been working steadily...
Pop-Ups On Tour 2017 – Our Final Stop at IPA Calgary
By Morgan 9 weeks. 10,000 miles. 18 stops. The Pop-Up Adventure Play team has met and played with literally thousands of people, from coast to coast, in big cities and small towns, on mountains and in prairies, in parks and schools and lecture halls, with new friends...
Pop-Ups On Tour 2017 – Forty Mile Region, AB
For our 17th stop we were invited to the small towns of Foremost and Bow Island in the Forty Mile Region. This stop was brought together by Terri-Lynn and Corinna from FCSS who had been following our Canadian tour and asked us to bring our Pop-Up Adventure Playground...
Pop-Ups On Tour 2017 – Calgary Play Symposium
Crawling down back roads, we search for house numbers and community centres. This became our norm, especially as we descend towards the end of our grand Canadian tour, spanning 7 weeks on the road. We headed for the Play Symposium courtesy of Calgary Child’s Play....
Pop-Ups On Tour 2017 – Surrey, BC
Well, we were on the final stretch of our Grand Canadian Tour! Our last stop in BC was Surrey. It included both a pop up adventure playground and a screening of The Land. These two events were hosted by Child Care Options and gave us the chance to meet folks in quite...
Pop-Ups On Tour 2017 – Coquitlam, BC
Play has a way of bringing great people together. On 2nd September we welcomed Ricky to the tour and yellow car. He’s been a member of our Board since 2013, and was curious to see what we were up to in Canada firsthand. On his third day, we participated in Integrate...